Challenge

MLM
Spectators: 40 (Terracing: 31, Seating: 9, VIP seats: 0) The sun was shining, the grass was green and the audience cheered when Tomás Quadros got the match started through his kick off. After 2 minutes, Gartzea Vera mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MLM and the Denmark players grew even worse after the yellow card. After 2 played minutes MLM got a freekick which was hit by Gartzea Vera. In the 5th minute of the match Denmark got a corner. MLM's goalie ran out to the linesman to protest the call, but the linesman resolutely pointed his flag at the cornerflag. Chris Nygaard ran over to the corner to take the kick. MLM's Bob Cazeneuve played magnificently when he managed to stop the ball from hitting the goal, after a sharp shot by Mikkel Wulff in the 7th minute of play. Henrik Tidén recieved an excellent pass in front of the goal in the 8th minute. Unfortunately, he received the ball on his off foot and could only manage a weak shot that went over the goal. The throw-in from Argi Saura in the 10th minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Denmark's Olav Graversen. After a rather tough play, MLM's Tomás Quadros got a free kick in the 11th minute. After 14 minutes of play, Denmark's Mikkel Wulff made it 0-1 when he simply outclassed the defender marking him and hit a curling shot into the right side of the net. Bob Cazeneuve was left in no man's land by his defense there! After 18 minutes, Charro Alavedra mouthed his way into the referee's book. The tension between the MLM and the Denmark players grew even worse after the yellow card. Charro Alavedra hit a great freekick 18 minutes into the match. Olav Graversen received a nice pass in the box and took a hard shot in the 21st minute. Bob Cazeneuve tensed up and prepared to dive, but the shot went over the goal with him having to interfere. When Charro Alavedra was, once again, overly rough in his play he received his second yellow card and was ordered off the ground. 22 minutes had been played. Charro Alavedra hit a great freekick 23 minutes into the match. After some fancy dribbling in the 26th minute, Mikkel Wulff managed to get in a good position for a shot. Denmark's supporters rose to their feet, but Mikkel Wulff was a bit off balance and shot the ball just wide of the left post. Bob Cazeneuve breathed a sigh of relief and went to take the goal kick. Bob Cazeneuve showed brilliant goalkeeper skills when he caught the ball after a hard shot from Chris Nygaard in the 29th minute of the match. 29 minutes into the match, MLM's goal looked a bit too open when Chris Nygaard came free, but Bob Cazeneuve reached the ball before it rolled over the goal line. After having played for 35 minutes, Tomás Quadros managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MLM's supporters crossed their fingers, but Tomás Quadros was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. After a rather tough play, MLM's Henrik Tidén got a free kick in the 38th minute. The audience held their breath when Chris Nygaard in the 40th minute of the game managed to trick the opponents defenses and fired away a shot outside the goal on the Bob Cazeneuve's left hand side. Mikkel Wulff charged in rather forcefully in the 42nd minute of the match, and managed to knock his opponent down. The referee showed Mikkel Wulff the yellow card, and asked the players to shake hands before continuing play. Mikkel Wulff hit a great freekick 42 minutes into the match. Lars Steen scored 0-2 in the 44th match minute with a shot that went into the goal to the right of Bob Cazeneuve, who was just a little too slow in reacting to the shot. Even after changing tactics the home team jogged off the field with a 0-2 deficit. They would have to work harder if they wanted to turn things around in the second half.

A sloppy throw-in by Argi Saura in the 54th minute of the game went astray and was snapped up by Denmark's Theis Winther. Olav Graversen made in the 58th minute of the game a quick throw-in and Lars Steen immediately put the ball in play. Simon Bendtsen hit a great freekick 61 minutes into the match. After having played for 62 minutes, Henrik Tidén managed to get in a good position for a shot on goal. MLM's supporters crossed their fingers, but Henrik Tidén was, after a quick turn that froze the defenders, out of balance and shot the ball just to the right of the goal. Keld Paulsen made a wonderful reflex save on a shot from Tomás Quadros in the 64th minute of play. Chris Nygaard struck a weak shot in the 65th minute. Bob Cazeneuve didn't even have to move as the ball rolled over the line well wide of the goal. A wasted opportunity for Denmark. Bob Cazeneuve showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Chris Nygaard, who was totally free with the ball in the 68th minute. A collision led to MLM getting a freekick after 72 minutes play. Henrik Tidén hit a great ball. MLM made a substitution. Sinforiano Dobale replaced Candido Valerón. After 74 played minutes MLM got a freekick which was hit by Henrik Tidén. In the 75th minute, Chris Nygaard got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The referee was alert and spotted a serious foul by Sinforiano Dobale during the 77th minute. The player immediately received a yellow card. In the 77th match minute, MLM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Sinforiano Dobale to maneuver through the defense. In the 78th minute, Bertram Svenningsen got an opportunity to score, but he didn't get a solid hit on the ball and ended up kicking it wide of the goal. The supporters of Denmark booed when MLM was adjudged a doubtful freekick after 80 match minutes in a wonderful position. Argi Saura didn't get a good kick on the ball. Bob Cazeneuve showed his good apprehension of the play when he made a fantastic save on a shot from Mikkel Wulff, who was totally free with the ball in the 87th minute. In the 88th match minute, MLM was awarded a freekick, the ball was picked up by Cristos Huarte to maneuver through the defense. Mikkel Wulff's shot was meant for the net just under the crossbar, but Bob Cazeneuve read the situation well and was quickly in position to make a wonderful save in the 89th minute of play. The throw-in from Argi Saura in the 92nd minute of the game was unfortunally taken care of by Denmark's Theis Winther. Denmark played a much better game than MLM and deserved their victory. The MLM players were clearly disappointed as they left the ground.